The first baseman Josh Bell, from the Guardians, is now officialy a Marlins’ player. Also, Cleveland agreed to take on the contract of infielder Jean Segura while acquiring infield prospect Kahlil Watson.
The team shipped out pitching prospect Jake Eder to install Jake Burger at the hot corner, swapping in Bell for Garrett Cooper. Miami dealt their incumbent first baseman to the Padres for starting pitcher Ryan Weathers.
Bell is hitting .233/.318/.383 over 393 trips to the plate, managing just 11 home runs and a .272 batting average on balls in play.
According to Miami general manager, Kim Ng, there’s more untapped potential remaining for Bell than with Segura. The contract of the longtime second baseman is a two-year, $17MM pact with a plan to bump him to third base.
Segura, on the other hand, has been a slightly above-average hitter, with his worst offensive season, managing only a .219/.277/.279 showing through 326 plate appearances as a Marlin.
